Samskara Shibiram
Summer Camp 04th May – 24th May 2026
Sanskara Training Camp Concludes Successfully in Tirupati
The 20-day Summer Sanskara Training Camp, organized by the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram for students studying from Classes 5 to 9, concluded successfully on Sunday morning at the Ashram’s Sri Vivekananda Auditorium. The valedictory programme began with the worship and archana of Sri Ramakrishna and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, followed by students performing Pada Puja to their parents.
The concluding session was attended by Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Acharya Rani Sadashivamurthy, as the Chief Guest, while Rangarajan Atthi, Special Correspondent of The Hindu, participated as the Guest of Honour. The programme was presided over by Ashram Secretary Swami Sukrutananda.
The meeting commenced with Vedic chanting and prayer by the students. After the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries, Swami Sukrutananda delivered the welcome address and stated that the camp had been conducted successfully over the past 20 days with training in prayer, discipline, education, service-mindedness, patriotism, cultural values, and personality development.
He said that education is not merely the acquisition of bookish knowledge, but true education is that which transforms a person into a noble human being. “Education that builds character, strengthens the mind, expands intellect, and enables one to stand on one’s own feet — that alone is real education,” he remarked. He added that the primary objective of the camp was not merely to produce students with high marks, but children with strong character and noble values.
The students were trained in yoga, prayer, meditation, bhajans, moral stories, patriotism, service-mindedness, discipline, and respectful behaviour towards parents and teachers. Swami Sukrutananda emphasized that these values would remain their true wealth throughout life. Recalling the message of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, he told the students: “I love my religion, but I respect all religions; I love my country, but I work for the welfare of humanity; I respect my culture, but I never look down upon others.”
Addressing parents, Swami Sukrutananda observed that children learn more from the lives of their parents than from their words. “If there is peace at home, children develop peace within themselves; if there is prayer at home, devotion naturally grows in children,” he said. He advised parents to spend quality time with their children, encourage them to read good books, help them cultivate good friendships, reduce mobile phone addiction, and instill respect towards parents and humility towards teachers.
Chief Guest Acharya Rani Sadashivamurthy, while speaking on the concepts of nature, distortion, and culture, explained that only when students cultivate inner values do they earn recognition and respect for their character and personality. He said such Sanskara training camps are highly essential in today’s society as they help lay the foundation for students’ abilities, skills, values, and a cultured future.
Guest of Honour Rangarajan Atthi observed that many children today are becoming victims of smartphone and mobile addiction, distancing themselves from creativity and increasingly drifting towards anti-social activities.
Later, the students presented yoga demonstrations, episodes from the life of Swami Vivekananda, and message-oriented dramatic performances based on real-life incidents highlighting the greatness of motherhood. Some students also shared the valuable lessons they had learned during the camp. Parents expressed happiness over the positive changes they noticed in the thinking, behaviour, and attitude of their children after attending the camp.
Prizes were distributed to the winners of various competitions conducted during the camp by the dignitaries. The guests were felicitated by the Ashram authorities, and the programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Assistant Secretary Swami Sattwasthananda. Prasadam was distributed to all the attendees.
